MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart reports that the Astros have signed reliever Joe Smith to a contract, pending a physical. According to Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY Sports, the deal is worth $14 million over two years.
Smith, 33, spent last season with the Blue Jays and Indians, putting up an aggregate 3.33 ERA with a 71/10 K/BB ratio across 54 innings.
Smith will bolster the back end of the Astros’ bullpen behind closer Ken Giles.
